! style="width: 4em;" | Year ! style="width:10em;" | Title ! style="width: 8em;" | Developer ! style="width: 8em;" | Publisher ! style="width: 6em;" | Setting ! style="width: 6em;" | Platform ! style="width: 8em;" | Subgenre ! style="width: *;" | Series/Notes ! style="width: 4em;" | COO
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| {{vgrtbl>NA|1975}} | dnd | Gary Whisenhunt, Ray Wood, Dirk Pellett, Flint Pellett | Fantasy | PLATO | US |
| NA|1975}} | m199h | Fantasy | PLATO | Later deleted and lost to history.[1] | US |
| NA|1975}} | Dungeon | Don Daglow | Fantasy | PLATO | US |
| NA|1975}} | Moria | Kevet Duncombe, others | Fantasy | PLATO | US |
| NA|1975}} | pedit5 | Rusty Rutherford | Fantasy | PLATO | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1977}}[2] | Oubliette | Jim Schwaiger | Fantasy | PLATO | "Oubliette" is French for "dungeon". | US |
| NA|1977}} | DND | Daniel M Lawrence | Fantasy | PDP-10 | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1978}} | Beneath Apple Manor | Software Factory | Fantasy | APPII | Roguelike | Lo-res/Text mode graphics.[3] | US |
| NA|1978}}[4] | orthanc | Eric Hagstrom, Larry Kemp, Paul Resch | Fantasy | PLATO | Named after Saruman's tower in The Lord of the Rings.[5]
A reimplementation of pedit5.[1] | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1979}} | Akalabeth: World of Doom | Richard Garriott | California Pacific | Fantasy | APPII
DOS | Sometimes known as Ultima 0. | US |
| NA|1979}} | avatar | Bruce Maggs, Andrew Shapira, David Sides | Fantasy | PLATO | US |
| NA|1979}} | Dungeon of Death | Instant Software, Inc | Fantasy | PET | Dungeon crawl | Based on the PLATO game DND.[6] | US |
| NA|1979}} | Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
PET
TRS80 | US |
| NA|1979}} | Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
PET
TRS80 | US |
| NA|1979}} | Space I | Edu-Ware | Edu-Ware | Sci-Fi | APPII | An adaptation of Traveller, which was taken off the market after a lawsuit by Game Designers Workshop. | US |
| NA|1979}} | Space II | Edu-Ware | Edu-Ware | Sci-Fi | APPII | Expansion to Space. | US |
| NA|1979}} | Temple of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | PET
TRS80 | Dungeon crawl | Series debuts. | US |
| NA|1979}} | Wilderness Campaign | Synergistic Software | Synergistic Software | Fantasy | APPII | Sequel to Dungeon Campaign for Apple II | US |
| NA|1980}} | Dunjonquest: The Datestones of Ryn | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | Dungeon crawl | US |
| NA|1980}} | Eamon | Donald Brown | Fantasy | APPII | Adventure-RPG | Adventure-RPG construction system.[7] | US |
| NA|1980}} | Fracas | Quality (Stuart Smith) | Computersmiths | Fantasy | APPII | US |
| NA|1980}} | Rogue | Michael Toy, et al. | Various | Fantasy | UNIX | Roguelike | This was the beginning of roguelike computer games. For further developments see Chronology of roguelike video games. | US |
| NA|1980}} | Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
TRS80
PET | Dungeon crawl | Sequel to Temple of Apshai | US |
| NA|1980}} | The Compleat Apventure | Synergistic Software | Synergistic Software | Fantasy | APPII | Combines Dungeon Campaign and Wilderness Campaign by the same author.[8] | US |
| NA|1980}} | Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | US |
| NA|1980}} | Starquest: Rescue at Rigel | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | APPII
TRS80 | Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. | US |
| NA|1980}} | Starquest: Star Warrior | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | TRS80 | Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. | US |
| NA|1980}} | Temple of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII (Port) | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1981}} | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Quality | Quality | Fantasy | ATR | Remake of Fracas | US |
| NA|1981}} | Dunjonquest: Datestones of Ryn | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | US |
| NA|1981}} | The Keys of Acheron | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
TRS80 | Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. | US |
| NA|1981}} | Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | US |
| NA|1981}} | Quest 1 | Brian Reynolds | SoftSide | Fantasy | TRS80
APPII (Port)
ATR (Port) | Dungeon crawl | US |
| NA|1981}} | Starquest: Rescue at Rigel | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | ATR | Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. | US |
| NA|1981}} | Starquest: Star Warrior | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | APPII
ATR | Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. | US |
| NA|1981}} | SwordThrust | Donald Brown | CE Software | Fantasy | APPII | Adventure-RPG | Enhanced remake of Eamon for Apple II.[9] | US |
| NA|1981}} | Temple of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | Series debuts. | US |
| NA|1981}} | Ultima | Richard Garriott | California Pacific | Fantasy | APPII | Series debuts.
Re-released by Origin in 1986. | US |
| NA|1981}} | Upper Reaches of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
TRS80 | Expansion for Temple of Apshai. | US |
| NA|1981}} | Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | APPII | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon crawl in the style of the PLATO RPGs.
Series debuts. | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1982}} | NA|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge}} | NA|APh}} | NA|Mattel}} | Fantasy | INT[10] | Action-adventure game[11][12]
Dungeon crawl | US |
| NA|1982}} | Apventure to Atlantis | Synergistic Software | Synergistic Software | Fantasy | APPII | Sequel to The Compleat Apventure.[13] | US |
| JP|1982}} | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Quality | Quality | Fantasy | APPII (Port) | US |
| NA|1982}} | Curse of Ra | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
ATR
DOS
TRS80 | Expansion of Temple of Apshai. | US |
| JP|1982}} | JP|Danchizuma no Yuwaku|JP|団地妻の誘惑}} | JP|Koei}} | JP|Koei}} | Modern | PC88
FM7 | Adventure RPG[14][15]
Eroge[16] | JP |
| NA|1982}} | Danger in Drindisti | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | APPII
ATR
TRS80 | Expansion of Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. | US |
| NA|1982}} | NA|Dragonstomper}} | NA|Starpath}} | NA|Starpath}} | Fantasy | ATR26[17] | Pre-JRPG[18][19] | US |
| NA|1982}} | Dungeons of Daggorath | DynaMicro (Douglas J. Morgan, Keith S. Kiyohara) | Tandy | Fantasy | TRSCC | Dungeon crawl
Real-time, but text-driven | US |
| NA|1982}} | Dunzhin | Intelligent Statements | ScreenPlay
Computer Applications Unlimited
Med Systems Software | Fantasy | APPII
PCB
TRS80 | Roguelike[20] | Part 1 of Warriors of Ras | US |
| NA|1982}} | Hellfire Warrior | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | Sequel to Temple of Apshai. | US |
| NA|1982}} | Keys of Acheron, The | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | Expansion to Temple of Apshai: Hellfire Warrior. | US |
| NA|1982}} | Starquest: Rescue at Rigel | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | VIC20 (Port) | Spin-off of Dunjonquest series. | US |
| NA|1982}} | Sword of Fargoal | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | VIC20 | Roguelike[21] | US |
| NA|1982}} | Telengard | Avalon Hill | Avalon Hill | Fantasy | APPII
ATR
PET
TRS80 | Early roguelike relative | Based on DND. | US |
| NA|1982}} | Temple of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | US |
| NA|1982}} | Tunnels of Doom | Kevin Kenney | Texas Instruments | Fantasy | TI99 | US |
| NA|1982}} | The Revenge of the Enchantress | Richard Garriott | Sierra | Fantasy | APPII | US |
| NA|1982}} | Upper Reaches of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR (Port)
DOS (Port) | Expansion of Temple of Apshai. | US |
| NA|1982}} | The Knight of Diamonds | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | APPII | US |
| {{vgrtbl>NA|1983}} | NA|Treasure of Tarmin}} | NA|APh}} | NA|Mattel}} | Fantasy | INT[10] | Turn-based[22]
Dungeon crawl[23] | US |
| NA|1983}} | Amulet, The | Numenor Microsystems | Numenor Microsystems | Fantasy | DOS | [24] | CA |
| NA|1983}} | Beneath Apple Manor | Quality Software | Fantasy | DOS (Port)
ATR (Port) | Roguelike | Graphical or textmode options.[25] | US |
| JP|1983}} | JP|Bokosuka Wars|JP|ボコスカウォーズ}} | JP|Koji Sumii}} | JP|ASCII}} | Fantasy | X1
MSX (Port)
NES (Port) | Tactical RPG[26]
RTS/RPG[27]
Action RPG[28][29] | JP |
| NA|1983}} | Expedition Amazon | Penguin Software | Penguin Software | Modern | APPII | [30] | US |
| NA|1983}} | Gateway to Apshai | Connelley Group | Epyx | Fantasy | ATR
C64 | US |
| NA|1983}} | Morloc's Tower | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | PCB (Port) | Port of Dunjonquest: Morloc's Tower for TRS80.[31] | US |
| JP|1983}} | JP|Nobunaga's Ambition|JP|信長の野望}} | JP|Koei}} | JP|Koei}} | Historical | MSX
NES (Port) | Tactical RPG[32] | Series debuts. | JP |
| NA|1983}} | Rescue at Rigel | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | DOS (Port)
PCB (Port) | Port of Rescue at Rigel for TRS80.[33] | US |
| JP|1983}} | Return of Heracles | Quality (Stuart Smith) | Quality | Fantasy | ATR | US |
| NA|1983}} | Star Warrior | Epyx | Epyx | Sci-fi | DOS (Port) | Port of Star Warrior for TRS80.[33] | US |
| NA|1983}} | Telengard | Avalon Hill
Kiya Overseas Industry Co., Ltd | Avalon Hill | Fantasy | C64 (Port)
FM7 (Port) | US |
| NA|1983}} | Temple of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | C64 (Port)
VIC20 (Port) | Port of Temple of Apshai for TRS80. | US |
| NA|1983}} | Curse of Ra | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Expansion of Temple of Apshai. | US |
| NA|1983}} | Ultima | Richard Garriott | Sierra | Fantasy | ATR (Port) | US |
| NA|1983}} | The Revenge of the Enchantress | Richard Garriott | Sierra | Fantasy | ATR (Port)
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port) | US |
| NA|1983}} | Exodus | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | APPII
ATR (Port)
C64 (Port) | Pioneered many innovations that would become standard on many CRPGs that followed. | US |
| NA|1983}} | Escape from Mount Drash | Keith Zabalaoui | Sierra | Fantasy | VIC20 | US |
| NA|1983}} | Upper Reaches of Apshai | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Expansion of Temple of Apshai. | US |
| EU|1983}} | Volcanic Dungeon | Carnell Software | Roy Carnell and Stuart A. Galloway | Fantasy | ZX
ZX81
DG32 | Roguelike adventure-RPG[34] | Sequel to Black Crystal. | UK |
| EU|1983}} | Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Sir-Tech | Ediciel | Fantasy | APPII | French translation of Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. | US |
| NA|1983}} | Legacy of Llylgamyn | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | APPII | Dungeon crawl | US |
| {{vgrtbl>JP|1984}} | Age of Adventure | Quality | Quality | Fantasy | APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp) | Port and compilation of Return of Heracles and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves for ATR. | US |
| JP|1984}} | JP|Black Onyx, The|JP|ザ・ブラックオニキス}} | JP|Bullet-Proof}} | JP|Bullet-Proof}} | Fantasy | PC88 | Dungeon crawl[35] | Often considered the first Japanese RPG ever released[36] | JP |
| JP|1984}} | JP|The Black Onyx II: Search for the Fire Crystal|JP|ザ・ブラックオニキス}} | JP|Bullet-Proof}} | JP|Bullet-Proof}} | Fantasy | PC88 | Dungeon crawl[37] | JP |
| UK|1984}} | The Citadel of Chaos | Puffin Books | Puffin Books | Fantasy | C64
ZX | Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy gamebook.[38] | UK |
| JP|1984|NA|1984}} | JP|Dragon Buster|JP|ドラゴンバスター}} | JP|Namco}} | JP|Namco}} | Fantasy | Arcade
PC88
MSX
NES | Action RPG[39]
Dungeon crawl[40] | Series debuts. | JP |
| JP|1984}} | JP|Dragon Slayer|JP|ドラゴンスレイヤー}} | JP|Nihon Falcom}} | JP|Nihon Falcom}} | Fantasy | PC88 | Action RPG[41][42]
JRPG[42] | Series debuts. | JP |
| NA|1984}} | DND | R. O. Software | R. O. Software | Fantasy | DOS | Port of TOPS-10 version of DND by Daniel Lawrence.[43] | US |
| NA|1984}} | Expedition Amazon | Penguin Software | Penguin Software (US)
Starcraft Incorporated (J) | Modern | C64
FM7
PC88
PC98 | [44] | US |
| EU|1984}} | The Forest of Doom | Puffin Books | Puffin Books | Fantasy | C64
ZX | Adaptation of the Fighting Fantasy Gamebook.[45] | UK |
| NA|1984}} | NA|Gateway to Apshai}} | NA|The Connely Group}} | NA|Epyx}} | Fantasy | CLV[46] | Dungeon crawl[47] | UK |
| JP|1984}} | JP|Hydlide|JP|ハイドライド}} | JP|T&E}} | JP|T&E}} | Fantasy | PC88
PC98 | Action RPG[48]
JRPG[48] | Series debuts. | JP |
| NA|1984}} | Lords of Midnight, The | Mike Singleton | Beyond Software
Amsoft | Fantasy | ZX
CPC | Adventure-RPG | UK |
| JP|1984}} | JP|Psychic City|JP|サイキックシティ}} | HOT·B | HOT·B | Post-apocalyptic | PC88[49]
FM7[50] | JP |
| NA|1984}} | Questron | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII
ATR
C64 | Series debuts. | US |
| NA|1984}} | Shadowkeep | Ultrasoft Inc. | Trillium Corp. | Fantasy | APPII | Adapted into a novel by Alan Dean Foster | US |
| NA|1984}} | Frozen Legacy | FTL | FTL
Accolade | Sci-Fi | APPII | US |
| NA/JP|1984}} | Telengard | Avalon Hill | NA|Eclipse Software|JP|Kiya Overseas Industry, Ltd.}} | Fantasy | C64 (Port)
PC88 (Port)
PC98 (Port) | US |
| JP|1984|NA|1984}} | JP|Tower of Druaga, The|JP|ドルアーガの塔}} | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | Arcade | Action RPG[42]
JRPG[42] | Series debuts. | JP |
| NA|1984}} | Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | PCB (Port) | US |
| EU|1984}} | Wrath of Magra, The | Mastervision | Carnell Software (Roy Carnell, Stephen Kirk, Stuart A. Galloway) | Fantasy | ZX | Sequel to Volcanic Dungeon. | UK |
| NA|1984}} | Xyphus | Penguin Software | Penguin Software | Fantasy | APPII
C64 | US |
| NA|1984}} | Zyll | IBM | IBM | Fantasy | PCB | Text-based with randomized layout.[51] | US |
| NA|1985|EU|1984}} | Stuart Smith's Adventure Construction Set | Ariolasoft UK
Electronic Arts | Fantasy
Sci-Fi | C64
APPII | RPG maker with sample games. | US |
| NA|1985|UK|1985}} | Alternate Reality: The City | Paradise | Datasoft
U.S. Gold | Sci-Fi | ATR | Series debuts. | US |
| NA|1985}} | Autoduel | Origin Systems | Origin Systems | Post-apocalyptic | AMI
APPII
ATR
C64
DOS
MAC
ST | Based on Car Wars, by Steve Jackson Games. | US |
| NA|1985}} | Bards Tale, The | Interplay | EA | Fantasy | APPII
C64 | The first CRPG to put Interplay on the map as a future CRPG developer. | US |
| JP|1985|PAL|1985}} | JP/PAL|Black Onyx, The|JP|ザ・ブラックオニキス}} | Bullet-Proof | Bullet-Proof
ASCII | Fantasy | FM7
MSX[52] | Dungeon crawl[35][36] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Cosmic Soldier|JP|コズミックソルジャー}} | Kogado | Kogado
ASCII | Sci-Fi | MSX2[52]
PC88[53] | Dungeon crawl[53]
Eroge[53] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Courageous Perseus|JP|カレイジアスペルセウス}} | Cosmos computer | Cosmos computer | Fantasy | MSX[52] | Action RPG | JP |
| NA|1985}} | Doomdark's Revenge | Mike Singleton | Beyond Software | Fantasy | ZX
CPC
C64 | Adventure-RPG | Sequel to The Lords of Midnight | UK |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Dragon Slayer|JP|ドラゴンスレイヤー}} | Nihon Falcom | Square | Fantasy | MSX[52] | Action RPG[41][42] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Xanadu|JP|ザナドゥ}} | Nihon Falcom | Nihon Falcom | Fantasy | PC88
PC98 | Action RPG[54] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Earth Fighter Rayieza, The|JP|Chikyū Senshi Raīza|JP|地球戦士ライーザ}} | Enix | Enix | Sci-Fi | PC88
FM7
X1
MSX | Action RPG | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Fantasian}} | Xtalsoft | Xtalsoft | Fantasy | PC88
X1 | Dungeon crawl | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Beyond The Revelation|JP|Genesis|JP|ジェネシス}} | Square | Square | Post-apocalyptic | PC88[55][56] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Hydlide|JP|ハイドライド}} | T&E | T&E | Fantasy | MSX[52]
MSX2[52] | Action RPG[48] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Hydlide II: Shine of Darkness|JP|ハイドライド II}} | T&E | T&E | Fantasy | PC88 | Action RPG[48] | JP |
| EU|1985}} | Mandragore | Infogrames Entertainment | Infogrames Entertainment | Fantasy | APPII | [57] | FR |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Outroyd|JP|アウトロイド}} | Stratford Computer Center | MagicalZoo | Sci-Fi | MSX[52] | JP |
| NA|1985}} | Phantasie | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | APPII | Series debuts. | US |
| NA|1985}} | Phantasie | Logical Design | SSI | Fantasy | C64 (Port) | Port of Phantasie for APPII.
Series debuts. | US |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Rambo|JP|ランボー}} | Pack-In-Video | Pack-In-Video | Modern | MSX[52] | Action RPG[58] | JP |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Screamer, The}} | Magical Zoo | Magical Zoo | Post-apocalyptic
Survival horror | PC88
PC98 | Action RPG[59]
Role-playing shooter[59][60] | JP |
| NA|1985}} | Frozen Legacy | FTL | FTL | Sci-Fi | ST (Port) | US |
| NA|1985}} | Telengard | Avalon Hill | Avalon Hill | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | US |
| NA|1985}} | Temple of Apshai Trilogy | Epyx | Epyx | Fantasy | AMI (Comp)
APPII (Comp)
ATR (Comp)
C64 (Comp)
DOS (Comp) | Remake and compilation of the first three Temple of Apshai games. | US |
| JP|1985}} | JP|Tower of Druaga, The|JP|ドルアーガの塔}} | Namco | Namco | Fantasy | NES
MSX
X68 | Action RPG[61]
JRPG[42] | Port of The Tower of Druaga for the Arcade. | JP |
| JP|1985}} | Tritorn | Sein-soft | Sein-soft | Fantasy | PC88
X1 | Action RPG[62] | JP |
| NA|1985}} | The Revenge of the Enchantress | Richard Garriott | Sierra | Fantasy | MAC (Port)
ST (Port) | US |
| NA|1985}} | Exodus | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | DOS (Port) | US |
| NA|1985}} | Quest of the Avatar | Origin | Origin | Fantasy | APPII
C64 (Port)
DOS (Port) | date=January 2016}} | US |
| NA|1985}} | Wizard's Crown | SSI | SSI | Fantasy | DOS | US |
| NA|1985}} | Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | Sir-Tech | Sir-Tech | Fantasy | MAC (Port) | US |
| NA|1985}} | Xyphus | Penguin Software | Penguin Software | Fantasy | MAC (Port) | Top-down perspective.[63] | US |
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